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What is climate change?

Quiz by Connor Hughes

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  • Q1
    What is the main cause of the increase in carbon dioxide levels in our atmosphere?
    Human activity, specifically the burning of fossil fuels like oil and coal.
    Deforestation
    Natural processes
    Volcanic eruptions
    30s
  • Q2
    What is the term used to describe the phenomenon of heat being trapped in the Earth's atmosphere?
    Global Warming
    Ozone Depletion
    Climate Change
    Greenhouse Effect
    30s
  • Q3
    How much hotter is the Earth currently compared to pre-industrial times?
    0.5 degrees
    2 degrees
    3 degrees
    1 degree
    30s
  • Q4
    What is the maximum temperature rise that was set as a target by world leaders in the Paris Agreement?
    1.5 degrees
    1 degree
    3 degrees
    2 degrees
    30s
  • Q5
    Which country has pulled out of the Paris Agreement?
    The United States
    China
    Russia
    Germany
    30s
  • Q6
    What is one action individuals can take to contribute to slowing down climate change?
    Eating less meat
    Using public transport
    Driving less
    Shifting to renewable energy
    30s
  • Q7
    What is the potential consequence of rising sea levels and melting ice sheets?
    Coastal cities being underwater and entire island nations disappearing.
    Water scarcity
    Increase in droughts
    More frequent natural disasters
    30s
  • Q8
    What is the main gas responsible for the Greenhouse Effect?
    Carbon dioxide
    Methane
    Ozone
    Nitrous oxide
    30s
  • Q9
    What did world leaders promise to do in the Paris Agreement?
    Increase fossil fuel consumption
    Build more coal power plants
    Cap temperature rise and reduce CO2 emissions
    Ignore climate change
    30s
  • Q10
    What is the term used to describe the current period of mass species extinction?
    The Biodiversity Decline
    The 6th mass extinction event
    The Great Extinction
    The Final Extinction
    30s

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